St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-01
THE CALIFORNIAN CLUB.
APleasant Celebration of HallOw-
cen at Curtis HaII---A Rare Pro-
gramme Presented.

APleaSant Celebration of HallOW-
cen at Curtis HaII---A Rare Pro-
gramme Presented.
The CaIedonian club last night cele-
brated in right royal style the festive
night of Halloween" in Curtis hall,
corner Nicollet avenue and Fifth street.
The exercises commenced at O'Clock
before large and fashionable
audience. which very soon be-
came extremely enthusiastic over
the excellent programme presented.
Willard and Theile's orchestra supplied
the music and opened the entertain
meUt with an overture of Scotch airs in
medley style. This was followed by
a vocal solo rendered by p.
ii. Nullin. The address of the evening
came next, most eloquent tribute
to the grandeur of Scotland and
the worth Of her children. delivered by
Senator c. X. Davis "A rugged, rough
looking country covered with somber
mistS, with no bOunteOuS plains such as
delight the Western eye, no mines, no
waving grain. A border land of
war, OverrUn by English, Romans,
NOrsemen, but never completely beaten;
an uncOnduerable anarchy from the
earliest times until it submitted of its
own accord to civilization, and then
largely helped to control and direct it.
Such is that glorious paradOX-ScOtland
He deprecated talking to them that
night because he was an alien himself
to their native land, but he was married
to a Scotch lady, and that made tie be-
tween them. He Sketched in beautiful
language the characteristics of the race
that had gained for them the name of
canny. He said ScOtchmen were often
called penuriOus, but that was not a
fact, but they ordered their char
ity i'll a plain, common
sense style, and their charity
was often vast and noble. Melville,
Knox and Buchanan had long passed
away, but their work lived after them
and could be seen to-day were any COM
munity of Scotchmen where. He re-
viewed the life and work of
such men as Adam Smith,
David Hume, Walter Scott, Robert
Burns and other noble men that so en-
nobled the race and brought them honor
and credit wherever they might be.
Scotland had given statesmen and gen.
erals to Napoleon BonOparte, Peter the
Great, Marie Theresa and to England.
She was a land unique among nations
and worthy of all the honor that could
De rendered to her.
Senator Davis was frequently APP
plauded during his delivery of the very
fine address with which he favored the
audience.
Miss Susie Mckay sang Scotch bal
lads i'll a charming manner and Kal
WeStrum played some simple little airs
with a charm anda naivete that
captured the house and was quite a
delightful revelation to those who heard
him at a late concert. James Gray was
quite happy in an original address he
gave. entitled 1.-The Customs of HallOw-
cen" Among some bright things he said
were. How he had searched
the encyclopedias on this subject, but
found news there very scarce, and sup
posed it was on account of President
Cleveland's speeches taking up so much
room. In a humorous manner he
related how Halloween was older
than the mysteries of Babylon,
but had unfortunately degenerated in
our day to the pulling of bells, blowing
of horns and other villainouS dOingS of
the youth of the land. 1t was
at one time the especial night
for fairies, but they having gone
out of existence it was now the great
time for love and counting. James Gray
was loudly applauded for his clever
piece. After the exercises were gone
through dancing was commenced and
was kept up by the bonnie lads and las
sizes of auld Scotia till the "wee sma
hours"